I'll answer the question first. No, not too much of a life of its own. I like to nail the original first then branch out. And since it had been so long since I'd even tried these 2 patterns, and I hadn't mastered either, I didn't vary too much from the original. I did, however, use some additional skills and techniques that I didn't have last fall when I was first beginning the Zentangle journey. Both of these examples, Showgirl and Featherfall were done very early on. I can tell because it doesn't even look like I had my first micron pen yet. While I'm still not thrilled with my Featherfall, it's very satisfying to see my progress in 11 months.